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Parks Board approves event permits, forwards food-truck request to BOMA
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Parks Board of Parks and Recreation approved multiple event permits and facility uses — including a sponsorship banner program, a collegiate punting camp, a 5K fundraiser and a small boat-charter pickup — and voted to forward a food‑truck/vendor request to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) for final approval.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — On May 19 the Parks Board of Parks and Recreation approved several permit requests and facility uses and voted to forward one vendor request to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) for final action.
The board approved a proposal from Tennessee United to expand sponsor banners to more park fence locations, granted a three-day permit to host a collegiate punting camp at Arrowhead Park, authorized a Miles for Missions 5K fundraiser at Memorial Park, and approved a dock pickup/drop‑off permit for a six-guest boat charter operating from Saunders Ferry. The board also voted to recommend that BOMA consider a request from Frosted Luau to operate alongside an existing vendor on selected days; the Parks Board’s action will send the vendor proposal to Public Works and then to BOMA for a final vote.
Why it matters: These approvals allow seasonal programs, private vendors and nonprofit fundraisers to operate in city parks while keeping oversight under the parks permit process. The food‑truck request will require an additional step — BOMA review — before it can proceed.
Votes at a glance (voice votes, no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript)
- Tennessee United sponsorship banners: Motion to approve forwarded by board (mover not specified); seconded by Mr. Ed; approved by voice vote. - Punt Factory collegiate punting camp (Aaron Perez): Motioned by Dr. Golden; seconded by Bubba Perry; approved by voice vote. The camp is scheduled for June 20–22 with an additional one-hour public clinic on Saturday afternoon. - Frosted Luau (Jake Carney) food‑truck/vendor request: Board voted to forward the request to Public Works and BOMA for final approval; motion first made by Mr. Pike and seconded by Miss Hellman; board recommended approval to proceed to BOMA. Jake Carney said he would remit vendor fees and donate 7.5 percent of sales to the city and 7.5 percent to Mary’s Magical Place (total 15 percent). - Miles for Missions 5K (Molly Reeves): Motion to approve by Dr. Golden; second by Mr. Ed; approved by voice vote. The event is planned for June 28 at Memorial Park with a start window of roughly 7–10 a.m. - Boat charter pickup/drop-off (Casey West): Motion to approve by Miss Hellman; seconded by Mr. Pike; approved by voice vote. The applicant said the charter would pick up at Saunders Ferry and take a short two-hour trip to Two Foot (two‑hour excursion), limit on‑board paying guests to six under the operator’s license, and use rideshare/paid transport to limit parking demand.
Board members and staff emphasized coordination and logistics. For the Frosted Luau request, Parks staff advised the board that the parks department would forward the application to Public Works and then to BOMA; the board does not have authority to finalize that vendor contract. Jake Carney said he had arranged with the existing vendor (Andre’s Barbecue) and planned the same service days — Tuesdays, Thursdays and select Saturdays — pending BOMA approval.
No dollar amounts for permit fees or exact vote counts were recorded in the transcript; board approvals were taken by voice vote.
